Apparel-securing device.



PATBNTED 00123, 1906. L. w; ASHLEY. APPAREL SECURING DEVI-LOH. 4

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No.833,909. PATENT'ED 00w; 23, 1906.

- L. W. ASHLEY.

' APPAREL SECURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 001 17, 1994. v

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' "UNITED sT rns PATENT OFFICE.

' LEonAR-n W. ASHLEY, OF"CH'ICAG'O,ILLINOiS;

Specification of Letters Patent. Applioationfile'd October 17, 190% SeriaLNot228573 L Patented Oct, 23;;190 6 i T at wivcma it may concern:

' tion relates to'ei-ther' one of the" two setsof parts-. When made in this duplicate'form, the skeleton guard 2 is'preferably made =inte- Be it known that I,?LEON-ARD W. ASHLEY, a'citi zen ofrthe United States,residi'ng at Chicago", in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements' in Apparel-Securing Devices, of which the-following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings', forming a a Y part thereof.

The purpose of this-invention is to provide an improved device for 1 use especially in public-places inwhich or on which articles of personallapparel, &c., may be'deposited and secured against unauthorized removal.

- It consists of the features of construction set out in: the claims.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is' afront eleVa-' ti'on' of'a device embodying this invention, a part of-thesecuring element being broken away to disclose a detail of interior construetion. Fig. 2 is a fore-and-aft-section atthe line 2 2 on' Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 isa detailsection at the line 3 3 on Fig l'o 'o'king in the direction of the arrowon Fig. 2. Fig. f is a detailsectionat" the line 44 on 2'. Fig. 5' is adetail section at the line 5 5 on igL. 2', the securing door or gate being"shown-partl open and-the garment removed.

Upon a supporting backboard or panel '1,

there are mounted the several parts consti- I tuti'ng the-present invention, and in the drawings there is shown what may be termed a duplicate construction-that is, one adapted to c'ontaintw-osets of articleswhich the device is'adapted toretain and secure.

- In the following description, except where mention is expressly made' ofthe duplicate form, it will be understood that the descri zygral for' 'the two setsthatis, two such guards being joined together in one casting, asseen in Fig. 5. This guard is made fast to the supporting: panehonbaokboard 1,preferably by screws or bolts 3-inserted from therear of the backboard, so that they cannot be withdrawn from the front.

the part which lodges or is bound against the backboard for accommodating" the apparelholding device, which is preferably made of heavy metal rod or wire 4, folded to afford the various elements or features for retain-= This rod orwire 4' is folded at the middle of itsing the different articles of apparel.

This skeletonguard is-formed with recesses in the back at length to." form the cross-head- 4- (see Figs.

2 and 3:) in the form ofanoblongeye or'l'oop extending'transversely and servingpurposes' hereinafter explained. The two branches of the folded rod are both folded at rightahgles:

at 4 ,-(see- Fig. 2,) a short distance back of 'the oblong eye a formingfrom said eye to the bend t a hat supp'ort 4 and: thence ex:-

tend sideby sidelfor 'severall'inches to: a poi'nt 4, where they are each separately folded or: looped at right angles to the general vertical. extent, each of such loops 4 =being therraddi'ztionally transversely folded in serpentine or zigzag form, asse'en in Fig. 4, said 'two loops:

4 being terminated in positionsopposed to or pointing toward each otherat the forward side, as best seen. in Bi. 1 and Fig. 4,. and together forming agu'ar :whichfjuts off forwardly from the general vertical'trend' ot the device andhas considerable l aterai extent due to' theser entine formation described. Belowthe: Ioop's e the'twe mem.- bers are bent apart a di'stance about. equal to the lateral extent. of the" serpentine loops 4 and then extend downparallel with each other-ashort distance to the forwardly proj ec'ting loop-hooks 4 one of which is formed in each member, as best seen in 2, and

below these loop-hooks I the two members.

pass behind theskeleton': guard 2 infthe guard 2 b'oth the-members are bent forward. with anupward-trend; and" each'terminates, preferably, in a knob 4 or other suitable for-' [recesses 2 above mentioned. 'Bel'ow the mation' to adapt them to retain the garment .hung'ther'eon. The skeleton: guard'is formed, 'as" seen in.

Fig; 5, with. the forwardly-open-bay'or 're cess- 2 in whichthe terminal! garment hooks 45' stand, and to" one-side= of",the-skeleton. guard there is hinged ahorizon tally-swinging gate or doe r, 5, which is adapted at the other side to be locked to the guard; suitable lock being conventionally illustrated by the rep and past the-ends of said hooks; but preferably not so far 'inwardp ast said end as the upper guard: 5 h. The two guards 5 and 5 when the gate is closed embrace between."

them the terminals of the hooks 4 and allow between said terminals and said guards, re spectively, only sufficient distance to accommodate without crowding the ordinary thickness of a garment which may be hung upon the hooks, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The purpose of this construction is to prevent the dislodgment or withdrawal of a garment hung on the hooks when the gate is closed, embracing the hooks and the garments thereon, as seen in Fig. 2. The distance between the two garment-hooks P is designed to be suflicient to accommodate the stem or handle of a cane, umbrella, or like article, the upper end of which, enlarged or hooked in any of the customary forms of such devices, is designed to be lodged above the loop-hooks 4. or one of them, according to the form of the handle which is thus lodged. (See Fig. 1.) In this position it will be seen that the stem or handle of the cane or umbrella is checked I laterally at two points of its lengthto wit,

where it passes between the garment-hooks 43' and where it passes between the loophooks 4 and these two pairs of hooks being from one to two inches apart the cane or umbrella cannot be turned very much aside from its normal vertical position, and to insure its security in this position so long as the gate 5 remains closed the guard formed by the serpentine loops 4 is provided at a short distance above the loop-hooks 4 and the lateral extent given to this guard has the purose of obstructing any path along which the andle might be withdrawn upwardly upon being deflected from vertical position as .much as the position of the parts 4 and 4 permit, for it will be seen that a very slender handle or cane hung as described upon the loop-hooks. 4 might be deflected from vertical position far enough to pass out by a guard in the position of the loops 4 if such guards -Were in lateral extent limited to the mere thickness of the wire or red, as would be the case if the loops t were made without the serpentine formation described; but Without regard to this protection the structure is adapted. for preventing the withdrawal of any such implement as an umbrella, whose thicknessbelow the protruding, stem or handle caused by the bows and fabric even when folded tightly would considerably exceed that of the stem.- This is effected by making the. guard-lip 5 which extends in above the garment-hooks, in the form shown in Fig. 5- that'is, wide enough so that its inner edge beingnotched, as seen at 5",- it will extend past the cane or handlewhich may be hung upon the loopehooks P, so as to embrace such stem or handle in the notch at a point above any enlargement which may exist below that pointas, for example, the bows and web of an umbrella when folded or any enlarged ornament up on the cane-handle, such as frequently exists at such a point.

This formation of the lip 5 would prevent the upward withdrawal of any device having such enlargement even. if the guard 4 were omitted. Theforwardlyprojecting part 4- of the device from the right-angle bond 4, including the oblong terminal loop 4, is designed to support hat which may hang thereon, as in Fig. 2, and for retaining the hat securely there is mounted rigidly on the gate an upwardly-extending arm, which is preferably made of rod or wire 7, folded at the middle part to form a transversely-extending loop or oblong eve 7, from which the two 1 'anchcs extend substantially parallel to the rooting of the ends in the gate, as described. These two paral lel branches are bent at 7 immediately above the gate, so. as to extend obliquely upward and outward a sufficient distance to accommodate a hat forward of the panel 1, and at the point 7 they are bent so as to extend directly upward. to 7, where they are bent inward, so tl at the hatguard, which consists of the portion. 7, from said bend 7 inward to and including the transverse loop 7, extends above the hat-support 4" at a suflicient distance therefrom to admit a hat between the two without suflicient play to permit it to be disengaged when the gate is shut, holding the hat-guard in the position shown in Fig. 2. The two branches of the rod or wire 7, extending substantially parallel and vertical in front of the hat-space, afford very convenient means for mounting a mirror 8 or any other ornament or useful panel-such, for example, as a 'ianel for containing advertising matter or instructions for the use of the device.

\Vhen the structure is made in the duplicate form shown in the drawings, (see Figs. 1 and 5,) the two arms extending to the hatguards being at a .()nsi le1'al)le distance apart afford very effective support for a laterally-extended panel, which is especially useful for he purpose indicated. The two transverse oblong eyes or loops 4- and 7 cooperate to hold the hat which may be engaged between the hat-support and the hatguard very much more securely than it could be held between two narrow arms without these transverse terminals. In addition to this function the oblong eye 4 on the hatsupport affords a convenient means for re taining any small article of apparel, as gloves or scarf, which may be wreathed through the eye, as seen in Fig. 2, and being thus inclosed within the hat when the latter is hung upon the support is well guarded against unauthorized removal.

For the purpose of securing a hand-bag which may stand on the floor or be suspended there is provided a chain 8, having a ring or link 8 at one end engaged permanently about any suitable part of the device, as one of the arms 7, and there is provided a studother end link cr terminal 8 of the chain 8 closure provided with means for looking it to. the backboard, such closure having guards which extend in over the garment-hook and the hat-support respectively in proximity thereto when the closure is in closed'position.

2. In a device for the purpose indicated, a backboard and the apparel-support mounted thereon having integrally a forwardly-pro,-

. j ecting garment-hook at the lower end, a forwardly-projecting hat-support at the upper end, and a forwardly-projecting cane or umbrella supportintermediate the ends, in combination with a closure provided with means for locking it to the backboard having guards projecting back over the garment hook and the hat-support respectively when the closure is in closed position, the first-mentioned guard being in position to extend under the cane oru'mbrella support in proximity thereto.

3. In a device for the purpose indicated, in combination with a backboard, an integral folded rod or wire apparel support mounted on the backboard, comprising a forwardlyprojecting loop at the upper end fora hatsupport, the.forwardly-projecting terminals at the lower end for a garment-support, and intermediate forwardly-projecting loops side by side for cane or umbrella hooks; a guardframe secured to the backboard and engaging the integral rod or wire between itself and the backboard at the portionof said rod or wire between the garment-support and the cane or umbrella hooks for binding said integral rod or wire rigidly to the backboard, and a closure hinged to such guard-frame and provided with means for locking it thereto, such closure having a guard projecting rearwardly I in over the garment-support and under the caneor umbrella support in proximity to both, and a guard projecting rearwardly in over the hat-support in proximity thereto.

4. In a device for the purpose indicated, in combination with the backboard, an apparel-support formed of a single piece of folded rod or Wire having at the upper end a forwardly-projecting 100 for a hat-support, and at the lower end orwardly-projecting terminals for a garment-support, the two branches intermediate the ends being similarly folded to form a pair of forwardly-projecting loop-hooks forcane or umbrella supports, and at a short distance thereabove apa'ir of forwardly-projecting loops overhanging such umbrella-supports, and a closure provided I with means for locking it to the backboard, such closure having a guardextendi-ng rearwardly between the garment-sup 'orting ter minals and the cane or umbrel a supports,

the rear edge of such guard being'extended across the entire interval between the-two cane or umbrella hooks, and when the closure is closed extending forward of the backboard at a distance sufficient to accommodate a cane or'umbrella handle, completing the encompassing of the same on all four sides.

5. In a device for the purpose indicated, in combination with the backboard, an apparel-support formed of a single piece of folded rod or wire having at the upper end a forwardly-projecting loop for a hat-support, and at the lower end forwardly-projecting terminals for a garment-support, the two branches intermediate the ends being similarly folded to form a pair of forwardly-projecting loop-hooks for cane or umbrella supports, and at a short distance thereabove a pair of forwardly-projecting loops overhanging such umbrella-supports, and a closure provided with means for locking to the backoard, such closure having suitable guards extending in horizontally rearward in proxtwo branches from such cross or eye being folded together at right ang es to make .a forwardly-projecting arm terminating in the cross-loop, the ends of the rod or wire be ing both folded forwardly for garment-hooks a guard-frame by which such rod or wire is clamped to the backboard above the garment-hooks, and a closure hinged to such guard-frame at one end, and means for lock-' ing it thereto at the other end, such closure havin rearwardly-projecting guards extending above the hat-support and garmenthooks respectively in close proximity thereto.

7. In a device for the ur ose indicated, in combination with the bac board, the integral folded rod or wire apparel support mounted on the backboard, both the two branches thereof being folded to form a pair of forwardly-projecting hooks, 4 and being also folded to form a pair of forwardly-projecting uards, 4 above the hooks, respective y, said guard-loops being bent in serpentine form for increasing the lateral area uarded thereby.

8. n a device for the purpose indicated, in combination with the backboard and the closure rovided with means for looking it to the bac (board, an apparel-support mounted on the backboard comprising at the lower end a pair of garment-hooks; a pair of cane or umbrella hooks overhanging the garmenthooks respectively, and a pair of guard-loops overhanging the umbrella-hooks respectively, the two hooks of each pair being at a short distance apart for admitting between them the stem or handle of a cane or umbrella, and the guard-loops being laterally extended for overhanging at both sides the hooks below them respectively.

9. In a device for the purpose indicated, in combination with the backboard, a pair of apparel-sup V orts mounted thereon, each having forward y-projecting means for supporting different articles of apparel; a guardframe by which they are each secured to the backboard; a closure hinged to the guardframe at one end and adapted to be locked to it at the other, having upwardly-extending arms provided with inwardly-projecting guards for overhanging the several apparelsupporting devices respectively when the closure is in closed position, and a front panel mounted on said upwardly-projecting arms.

10. In a device for the purpose indicated, in combination with a support, a hat-holder projecting forwardly therefrom; a hinged member adapted to swing in toward the support and having a guard-arm which overiangs the hat-holder, and means for locking such hinged member to secure the guardarm in such position, the hat-holder being provided with a cross-bar at its forward end having an oblong aperture adapted to receive an article or apparel wreathed through it so as to be within the hat when the latter is on the holder.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two witnesses, at Chicago, Illinois, this 6th day of October, 1904.

LEONARD W. ASHLEY.

In presence of Thorns J. OHARE, CHAS. S. BURTON. 

